Bottle-protector.



B. BOLEY.

y BOTTLE PROTECTOR. APPLICATION IfILEIJ DEc. 22. 1914.

TlIIll iENJAMIN BOLEY, or" BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

I'BOTTLE-PROTCT'R.

Specification of Letters' Patent.

Patented Feb. 1,1916.

Application filed December 22, 1914i. Serial-No'. 878,539;

To all whom t may concern.' j'

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN BOLEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Brooklyn, county of Kings, State of New York, lhave invented new and useful Im provements in BottlefProtectors, of which the following is a specication.

This invention relates to a protector for bottles, and it essentially provides means for securely inclosing a demijohn in a strong, durable package. j

The object of the invention is to provide a package formed of light material such as thin bendable wood, in which the demijohn can be transported without injury or breakage. l

Another object of the invention is to compel anybody who intends to remove the bottle from the `original package to destroy the package.

The invention is designed to provide a conspicuous place on the outside of the package for ailixing a revenue stamp, to meet the approval of the internal revenue Officials. In this construction, when the bottle is removed the package will be mut`1- lated; hence fraudulent or double use of the package after the stamp has been canceled will be practically eliminated.

Thenovel features of the invention are more fully described in the following specification and claims and illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which:

Figure 1 represents a front elevation of a case embodying this invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical central section of the same. Fig. 3 is a plan view thereof. Fig. l is a detail section on a larger scale showing the lower portion of the case.

In this drawing the letter designates a cylindrical casing or jacket which is formed by bending a sheet of veneer or thin wood to the shape shown. This case is held together by a series of hoops b encircling the outer portion of the case. Therel are four of these hoops shown, one being located at the upper end, another at the lower end, and the other two adjacent to the central portions of the case. These hoops Vhave scarfed joints c to unite the ends of the hoops. The hoops are fastened to the case by means of nails Z as indicated in Fig. 4.

' rlhe case is provided with a disk shaped Cri top or cover e and a similar bottom f. The top is secured in place by bands g located at the upper and lower edge portions of the top,-while the bottom'is secured vin a similar f' way. l These bands can be fastened to the case by clenching the shanks of the nails l as shown in Fig. l or in any. other well known manner. The top and bottom is. thus held firmly between each pair' of bands g and cannot be removed unless the band and ythe hoops are torn awayl and the case is fractured. i The Vtop and bottom is somewhat sunk. below the upper and-lower rim of the case, in order to avoid injury to the same when the case is transported. In other words, the hoopedl rims support the case when it is set down thereby preventing any concussion or contact of the bottom withvthe' ground.

Inclosed in the package or case 1s a demijohn m supported on the bottom and having the upper portion in engagement with the top of the case. The demijohn has the customary small neck projecting from an aperture e' located in the central portion of the top. A threaded sleeve j projects upwardly from the opening and the said sleeve is engaged by a threaded cap 7c for covering the mouth of the sleeve. In order to prevent tampering with the' contents Vof the bottleV the cap can be sealed inany well known way. f Y Y The bottle is equipped with cushioning devices consisting offa length of ratan' l1, wound spirally about the body of the bottle. The ratan is preferred to any other cushioning device, on account of its being impervious to moisture. When wound about the circumference of the bottle it will coact with the sides of the case and take up lateral shocks given to the case, thereby avoiding breakage of the bottle.

After the cover e is fastened between the bands, the bottle cannot be removed from the package unless the case is destroyed. Swinging handles n afford means for carrying the package. A revenue stamp p is preferably pasted over the scarfed ends of a hoop so that when the hoop is removed the stamp will be destroyed.

When it is desired to pour the liquor from the bottle the cap lo is removed from the sleeve and the package is tilted. This can readily be accomplished, the package being built of light material does not materially Y the bottle is clean. The circular opening in the bottom head is to admit of inspection of the interior of the demijohn by admitting light when the eye of the observer is at the mouth of the demijohn, or as a place for applying the eye when light Vis admitted from the top head.

In a package so constructed, it is a difiicult matter to separate the glass container from the wooden envelop Without destroying or injuring the latter so that it cannot readily be restored to its original undamaged condition.

A demijo-hn incased as above described may be utilized as a package for containing distilled spirits'in any quantity.

As shown in the drawing the demijohn is arranged in the cylindrical case with its bottom resting onto the sunken bottom f, while the shoulder of the demijohn where it joins the neck is in close contact with the sunken cover. This method of arranging the demijohn between the cover and the bottom prevents vertical movement of the same, While the spiral ratan which is wound about and embraces the bottle 'from the bottom to the shoulder constitutes cushioning devices for holding the demijohn against lateral movement.

It will be seen that the neck of the demijohn projects from the aperture z' and the mouth of the same is practically inline with the top of the sleeve so that when the cap la is screwed onto the sleeve'the apex of the demijohn will be in close contact with the inner top portion of the cap. The cap in connection with the sleeve which lits closely about the circumference of the neck holds the neck firmly in its central position with the caseand at the same time when the cap is removed the sleeve covers the neck of the demijohn to protect it while pouring out the contents of the same.

I claim:

drical wooden case having a sunken bottom, and a top provided with an aperture, a bottle supported on the bottom with an upper shoulder in contact with the inner portion of the cover and a neck projecting from the aperture, a threaded sleeve extending from the aperture adapted to it closely about the circumference and to 4cover the neck to the mouth of the bottle, and a cap inserted on the sleeve to cover the apex of the bottle.

2. A bottle protector comprising a cylindrical wooden case having a sunken bottom, and a top provided with an aperture, a bottle supported on the bottom with an upper shoulder in contact with the inner portion of the cover and a neck projecting from the aperture, a threaded sleeve extending from the aperture to cover the neck of the bottle, a cap inserted on the sleeve to contact with the apex of the bottle, and cushioning devices spirally embracing the body of the bottle from the bottom to the shoulder to coact with the inner portion of the case.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

BENJAMIN Bonny.

IVitnesses:

CHRISTIAN H. ALMsTAED'r, WILLIAM MILLER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for fivecents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, D. C.

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